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#FF9DCD closest to Pastel Magenta

#FF9DCD is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Pastel Magenta. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 61.6% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(255, 157, 205)). Its HSL value is 331° hue, 100% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black. #FF9DCD is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.96:1.

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Variations of #FF9DCD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FF9DCD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FF9DCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF9DCD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 75% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BFC1CB
  • Protanopia 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6B1CF
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4AECD
  • Deuteranopia 75% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFC1CB
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D4B6CB
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF9BAE
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF9CC0
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFB4C0

#FF9DCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.92:1 Very poor#FF9DCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.96:1 Very good#FF9DCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF9DCD in CSS

/* Pastel Magenta */
.color { color: #FF9DCD; }
.background { background-color: #FF9DCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF9DCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 157 205);
color: hsl(331 100% 81%);
color: oklch(0.809 0.129 349.6);

#FF9DCD FAQ

What color is #FF9DCD?

#FF9DCD is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Pastel Magenta. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF9DCD?

#FF9DCD is rgb(255, 157, 205) in RGB, hsl(331, 100%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 38%, 20%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF9DCD?

The complementary color of #FF9DCD is #9DFFCF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF9DCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF9DCD: 10.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF9DCD a warm or cool color?

#FF9DCD is a warm color.